Re: Displaying output from Computer on TV

["Dave Grummer" <grummerd@example.com>]

>1.  What is required to display the output from a computer on a TV screen
>2.  Where might I be able to find one
>3.  Any idea how much they cost

Dear Antony,

If you are running Windows (sorry anti-Bill people) then go down to your 
local computer junk store and pick up one of the latest Graphics Accelerator 
Cards. New versions are coming out continuously:
Riva TNT
Voodoo
ATI

Besides having "video out/audio out" these cards are packed with other 
useful features such as real-time mpg encoding, but this feature requires a 
fast computer.

1) How to send some Japanese TV programing back to your friends and family. 
With the hidden agenda to get them to send eposodes of South Park to relieve 
your boredom with TV in Japan:
Buy a WinTV card which is less then 10,000 yen. Plug your TV cable into the 
WinTV card. Now you should be able to watch TV (or if you have a VCR movies) 
on your computer. Now throw in the the latest ATI or Voodoo card into your 
computer (less than 30,000 yen). Both Graphics Accelerator cards come with 
video/audio in/out which can be plugged into the back of your TV set.

If you already have video on your computer then only the Graphics 
Accelerator card is necessary.

Here is a question back to this news group how would you do the same thing 
on Linux. Are ATI or Voodoo cards Linux compatible? How about the WinTV 
card?

Best Regards,
Dave Grummer
www.jobsinjapan.com

From: Antony Stace <antony@example.com>
  Hi Folks

A couple of questions,

1.  What is required to display the output from a computer on a TV
screen
2.  Where might I be able to find one
3.  Any idea how much they cost

Cheers

Tony

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